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UK Parliament's 'Partygate' Report Expected to Criticize Boris Johnson's Allies

The Privileges Committee of the UK Parliament, which investigated Boris Johnson over "Partygate," is expected to criticize his allies in a report to be released on Thursday.

29 June 2023 · 05:48 UTC

The report claims there was a "sustained attempt" to undermine the committee's credibility by some of Johnson's supporters, including Nadine Dorries, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, and others.

The report will name some MPs and peers and criticize them for their response to the committee's work, which was seen as an attempt to undermine the inquiry.

The report also found that Johnson had deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties in government and that he should have been suspended for 90 days had he remained an MP.

However, Johnson announced his decision to stand down before the final report was published, branding the committee a "kangaroo court" in a blistering resignation statement.